1 assisting participants with criminal records, transportation issues, health or family challenges...
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Success with Hard-to-Serve Clients through Community PartnershipsAssisting Participants With Criminal Records, Assisting Participants With Criminal Records,
Transportation Issues, Health or Family ChallengesTransportation Issues, Health or Family Challenges
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ModeratorModerator
Ben SeigelBen SeigelDeputy DirectorDeputy Director
Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships
andJennifer Troke
Business Relations GroupU.S. Department of Labor
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Featured Speakers Featured Speakers
Presenters Saroya Friedman-Gonzalez
Vice President, Seedco, New York
Meredith HennessyVice President, Seedco, Memphis
Bill RogersEmployment Services Coordinator, Sts. Joachim and Ann Care Center, St. Charles, MO
John RioAssociate Director, Advocates for Human Potential
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Identify participant obstacles Share Best Practices Address Grant-Specific Issues Provide Tools, Resources
Agenda/ObjectivesAgenda/Objectives
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Key Participant IssuesKey Participant Issues
Grantee TA Requests around 4 key issues:
• History of criminal involvement
• Transportation challenges
• Health including SA
• Domestic (family) challenges
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ImpactImpact
Such participants are at high risk for: Not being enroll-able
Not completing training
Not attaining credentials
Not securing job placement
Not retaining employment
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Serving Ex-Offenders - PresenterServing Ex-Offenders - Presenter
Saroya Friedman-Gonzalez Seedco, NY
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Ex-Offender IssueEx-Offender Issue
Breaking it down 30% of service population has criminal
background; highest levels found among TANF and non-custodial parent populations.
Jobseekers with criminal backgrounds re-entering the community from prison face multiple barriers to rebuilding their lives; finding employment is just one
Other barriers include: employer discrimination, low education and outdated skill sets, limited and spotty work history, mental health and substance abuse issues
Ex-offenders who find and maintain employment are less likely to repeat offend
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Ex-Offender IssueEx-Offender Issue
Best Practices Employment-focused strategy with tailored
specialized services (including legal and mental health)
Sector-based business development strategy to connect ex-offenders to quality jobs in meaningful careers
Incorporate access to benefits to help stabilize and enhance income
Community-based partnerships with centralized management infrastructure
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Transportation Issues - PresenterTransportation Issues - Presenter
BILL ROGERSBILL ROGERSSts. Joachim & Ann Care Service
St. Charles, MO
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Transportation IssuesTransportation Issues
Breaking it down Personal transportation non-existing or unreliable Insufficient or non-existent public transportation Lack of driver’s license Insurance, registration problems Cost
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Transportation IssueTransportation Issue
Best Practices Partnerships with other non-profits and business
Auto repairs Bicycle ministry Help with fuel, insurance
Emergency transportation Volunteers Budget counseling and education
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Health Problems - PresenterHealth Problems - Presenter
JOHN RIOJOHN RIOAdvocates for Human PotentialAdvocates for Human Potential
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Health-related IssuesHealth-related Issues
Breaking it down Participants face complicated and unique
circumstances Job seeker behaviors misaligned with employment
responsibilities Job seekers must develop new skills to manage
psychological barriers Need for increased and improved support Employers must be partners in barrier
management
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Health-related IssuesHealth-related Issues
Best Practices Motivational Interviewing
Customize jobs through employer partnerships
Supported Employment
Client-centered linkages with community service providers
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Domestic Issues - PresentersDomestic Issues - Presenters
BILL ROGERSBILL ROGERSMEREDITH HENNESSYMEREDITH HENNESSY
BEN SEIGELBEN SEIGEL
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Domestic IssuesDomestic Issues
Breaking it down Best Practices
Child & elder care Partner with CBOs working in child care, eldercare, teens
Household financial management
Financial literacy, work supports, financial incentives
Intimate partner/ domestic violence
Emergency shelters, hotlines, prevention
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Topic Resources: Ex-OffendersTopic Resources: Ex-Offenders
Employing Ex-Offenders/Federal Bureau of Prisons - http://www.bop.gov/inmate_programs/itb_employing_ex_offenders.jsp
Best Practices Toolkit: Employing Ex-Offenders after Release from Prison/National Institute of Corrections - http://nicic.gov/Library/022769
Reintegration of Ex-Offenders (RExO) - http://www.doleta.gov/PRI/PDF/Prisoner_Reentry_Resources.pdf
Work Opportunity Tax Credit - http://www.doleta.gov/business/incentives/opptax/PDF/WOTC_Fact_Sheet.pdf
Federal Bonding Program- http://bonds4jobs.com/
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Topic Resources: TransportationTopic Resources: Transportation
Ways to Work - 38 offices nationwide offering low-cost car loans http://www.waystowork.org/
Working Cars for Working Families http://www.workingcarsforworkingfamilies.org/
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Topic Resources: HealthTopic Resources: Health
TIP 38: Integrating Substance Abuse Treatment and Vocational Services: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK14413/
Supported Employment Evidence-Based Practices KIT: http://store.samhsa.gov/product/SMA08-4365
Motivational Interviewing: http://www.motivationalinterview.net/
Medicaid buy-in http://drrk.bu.edu/research-syntheses/psychiatric-disabilities/medicaid
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Topic Resources: Domestic IssuesTopic Resources: Domestic Issues
Family violence: http://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/intimatepartnerviolence/index.html
Center on Father, Families, and Public Policy: http://cffpp.org/publications/TA_Fthd_DomViol.pdf
Building Bridges Between the Healthy Marriage, Responsible Fatherhood, and Domestic Violence Movements: Preliminary Guide, CLASP: http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications_archive/files/0208.pdf
Cities for Financial Empowerment http://www.cfecoalition.org/
U.S. Government Financial Education Web Sitehttp://www.mymoney.gov/
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Presenter ResourcesPresenter Resources
DOL Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships (CFBNP)http://www.dol.gov/cfbnphttps://partnerships.workforce3one.org/
Seedco – http://www.seedco.org/
Sts. Joachim and Ann Care Center - www.jacares.org
Advocates for Human Potential- http://www.ahpnet.com/
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